We may hate one another, but we hate you most . . . yes, we shall drive every blasted Englishman into the sea." On that fateful day, when Dr. Aziz took Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested to the famous Marabar Caves, he had no idea that his whole life was about to turn upside down. All Aziz had done was kindly offer to show the ' real' India to the two Englishwomen who had newly arrived in his country. But on the day of the excursion, upon returning from the Caves, he was slapped with the accusation of a sexual assault. ...
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We may hate one another, but we hate you most . . . yes, we shall drive every blasted Englishman into the sea." On that fateful day, when Dr. Aziz took Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela Quested to the famous Marabar Caves, he had no idea that his whole life was about to turn upside down. All Aziz had done was kindly offer to show the ' real' India to the two Englishwomen who had newly arrived in his country. But on the day of the excursion, upon returning from the Caves, he was slapped with the accusation of a sexual assault. What happens when Aziz is brought to court? Does the man get justice? Or has his race earmarked him for prison? Set in the fictional town of Chandrapore, in the pre-Independence era of India, A Passage to India portrays colonialism, racial prejudice, and the dynamics of Anglo-Indian relations with striking realism. Considered Forster's most successful novel, it was adapted into a film in 1984, and was featured in Time magazine's list of hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.
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When two totally different cultures collide there is bound to be some fall-out and Dr. Aziz got it.
chisoxfan
Feb 24, 2011
Must read classic
An exceptional early 20th century classic. Forster points out the prejudice and racial tension of British colonial India. The reader may find early on some difficulty with some of the Indian terms.A little research will make the rest of book easier to read.
Forster's novel was influential for support of India's independence from Britain,which finally happened in 1947.Now I want to see the Academy Award winning movie.
Pobskill
May 25, 2009
Forster.....Fivester
It's good. Chapter 7 is especally so. The audiobook reading by Kate Reading is the best of the available versions.